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2017 | FOCUS NUMBER 3 Volume 59 | Number 3 Volume October 25-29, 2017 Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza River North and the Chicago School of Professional Psychology Chicago, IL (connected via walkway) Inside This Issue From the Executive Director… 2 Hypnotherapy: A promising treatment for chronic President’s Column… 4 low back pain… 12 A Message From Gary Elkins Upcoming Conferences… 16 and Don Moss… 6 Member News… 19 About the Conference… 7 - Share Your News… 20 Keynote presentations at this About SCEH… 21 year’s meeting… 9 Tips for Students… 11 © Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis | 305 Commandants Way-Commoncove Suite 100 | Chelsea, MA 02150-4057 | P: 617-744-9857| F: 413-451-0668 | [email protected] ! | http://www.sceh.us ! 7 From the Executive Director By Anne Doherty Johnson Dear Members, Volume 59 | 201 Volume I hope by now you have had a chance to review Question: the exciting line-up of our presenters, workshops and Scientific Program for our upcoming meeting in Based on what you have l earned what will you Chicago next month. Our Conference Committee change or do differently? Number 3 | has done an outstanding job in putting together a schedule that is fresh, informative and wide— Responses: ranging. FOCUS I will: In keeping with this year’s theme, you will find conference content that shows how hypnosis can • Begin using hypnosis with my chronic pain SCEH | address client challenges “for the ages” with and anxiety clients workshops on pediatric, adult, palliative applications that address such maladies as • Use hypnotic techniques (newly learned) in headaches, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, my research skin disorders, pain, PTSD and more. • Seek mentorship for more advanced We have a top-notch lineup of keynotes, providing applications, including PTSD the chance to meet and hear from globally renowned leaders in their respective areas. (See • Discuss hypnosis and its myriad our Keynotes section later in this issue.) applications and benefits with my university and employer Also of note are our two symposia. The Influences of Erika Fromm and the Chicago Paradigm, • Integrate hypnosis into my practice through the Ages, will review how Erika Fromm, PhD and the Chicago Paradigm has influenced the • Develop another research project scholarly, clinical, professional, and personal development of many in the field. The • Improve pain management techniques Neuroscience of Hypnosis: Current Knowledge and Future Directions will explore current • Use hypnotic techniques (newly learned) in neurophysiological research findings concerning my research hypnosis. • Assess hypnotizability Our goal is to provide attendees with a rich and fulfilling experience that allows you to improve • Assess for functional disorders/treat patient outcomes and add to your knowledge. resistance differently Through our experiential learning approach, we want you to put into immediate practice what you • Be more attentive to ego status have learned. It is useful, then to review our own success rate in this goal. In other words, what have • Use more in-depth hypnosis past attendees decided they will change or do differently when back in their offices? Here is a • Increase knowledge for using hypnosis with sampling of how past attendees have answered patients with acute and chronic pain that question and how attendance at the SCEH Conference has had a clear and positive impact. | Page 2! of !21 | 7 Clearly, the SCEH Annual Conference is a great Can we ask a favor? As a SCEH member, please opportunity - where like-minded professionals can share the news about our event to at least two collaborate, practice, and apply the best in hypnotic colleagues or students. Thank you! research and practical technique. Volume 59 | 201 Volume In conclusion, another important occurrence in In other conference highlights, to facilitate October is the beginning of our dues renewal collaboration and networking, we are adding two season. Please watch your email for your annual events. The first is a Student Early Career dues renewal. We ask that you renew soon Number 3 | Professional Luncheon and another is a Networking Reception with our local colleagues because we need your help to achieve a strong from the Chicago Society for Clinical Hypnosis. financial finish to the Society year. This will allow us to continue our efforts to advance the field of FOCUS All of this is in addition to our Annual Member hypnosis and best serve your needs. Thank you for Luncheon, Scientific Poster reception, Awards your support. SCEH | Banquet honoring established and emerging leaders in the field and many chances to meet and Sincerely, share insights or questions with colleagues in the hypnosis community. Anne Doherty Johnson Executive Director Join SCEH in Chicago! Save the Date October 25-29, 2017! | Page 3! of !21 | 7 President’s Column By Gary Elkins, PhD, ABPP, ABPH After much planning and Volume 59 | 201 Volume preparation, we are now looking It will be an opportunity to visit Janna Henning has been forward to our 68th Annual with colleagues, make new developing a Student Workshops and Scientific friends, honor those who will Advisory Committee and ideas Program October 25-29, 2017, receive awards, and enjoy an for greater engagement of our Number 3 | Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza informative and entertaining student members. Our Mentor River North and the Chicago banquet speech by Dr. Arreed Program will be among the School of Professional Barabasz on the topic of topics discussed at the FOCUS Psychology. The Program “Humor in Psychotherapy”, luncheon. Committee led by Don Moss and something we all need more of Janna Henning and Scientific and from which we can all In other Society news, I want to SCEH | Program Chairs, Shelagh benefit. update you on the activities of Freedman and Zoltan Kekecs, the SCEH Executive Committee, along with our Workshop Chairs, Our Annual Conference also which meets regularly Eric Willmarth, Lisa Lombard, includes activities related to our throughout the year. It has Scott Hoye, John Mohl, Ciara new Mentor Program, led by advanced several elements of Christensen, and David Reid Zoltan Kekecs, to increase our our strategic plan, and has have been dedicated to outreach to students. Our goal is invested time to develop organizing an absolutely to encourage and assist programs and activities to outstanding program. It is sure students who are interested in expand member benefits and to be one of the best ever of hypnosis by providing them with help SCEH grow. We have clinical workshops, keynote networking opportunities or worked with an attorney to clarify speakers, scientific matching them with a mentor for issues related to the Society’s presentations, and new learning research projects or career governance, tax-exempt status opportunities. Please take a advancement. For long standing as a nonprofit, and related careful look at the program. members, this program provides compliance matters.In addition, an opportunity to “give back” and we have made progress on There is something there for help students and early career ways to increase and receive everyone. Whether you are an professionals. If you are donations from members or experienced clinician, hypnosis interested in serving as a estates, improved researchers, student, or early research mentor or seeking communication with members, career professional, you will find mentorship in developing and expanded educational what you need to advance your hypnosis research, please opportunities. knowledge of hypnosis at the consider becoming involved in 2017 Annual Workshops and this program. Please review With regard to expanding Scientific Program of the Society details on our website: http:// educational opportunities, I am for Clinical and Experimental www.sceh.us/mentor-program pleased to report that SCEH is Hypnosis! Please plan to attend! introducing its inaugural Mid- Under the leadership of Janna Year Workshops in 2018, an I hope all of you will join us in Henning and Don Moss, SCEH initiative that came out of our Chicago for our 2017 Annual will host a special Student strategic planning efforts. Conference; I personally invite Luncheon to give students a you to attend the Awards targeted opportunity to meet Banquet on Saturday evening. clinicians and researchers, and learn more about SCEH activities. | Page 4! of !21 | 7 The program will be co- dedicated editors, Shelagh colleagues and students to sponsored by Division 30 of the Freedman and Ciara become SCEH members. American Psychological Christensen, as well as our Consider the benefits of Association, and we hope it will Executive Director, Anne membership as well as SCEH help grow awareness and Doherty Johnson, for their work Certification in Clinical Hypnosis. membership in both in delivering this informative Help SCEH grow and thrive in Volume 59 | 201 Volume organizations. The Mid-Year newsletter to members several the next century. Workshops will take place from times per year. This is a very April 20-22, 2018 (Friday - important member benefit. This will be my last column as Number 1 | Sunday) at the Radisson Hotel President of SCEH. After the Albany, Albany, NY. The In this issue of FOCUS, you will Annual Conference, I will make Advanced Workshop will be a also see the results of our recent the transition to Past-President wonderful program by Dr. election. I hope you will join me and incoming Editor-in-Chief of FOCUS Carolyn Daitch on Power Tools in thanking everyone who ran for the International Journal of for Anxiety and Affect office, and in congratulating to Clinical and Experimental SCEH | Regulation: Effective our new Executive Committee Hypnosis. I am very excited Integration of Hypnosis, members. These are our newly about this new role, and ask for Cognitive-Behavioral, and elected: President-Elect, Dr. your help and support in the Mindfulness Interventions. Janna Henning, Treasurer, Dr. coming years. SCEH is a unique Drs. Don Moss and Eric Ciara Christensen, and and wonderful organization.